Genuine Inlaid"Lake Geneva"Castle de Chillon"1900

Hi
Everyone.
I have this artwork, probebly for few years now, i found this in a local yard sale for $5, this is a great amount of work on this piece of Folk Art, this represant the Lake Geneva,"The Castle Chillon" 21 species of wood was selected to do this one of kind Artwork,i am really lucky to have such beauty in my Artwork collections.
This Artwork measure 13.50 inch high by 15.25 inch wide.
Picture 3 courtesy of wikipedia

Thanks for Viewing
Alan

The Château de Chillon (Chillon Castle) is an island castle located on Lake Geneva, south of Veytaux in the canton of Vaud. It is situated at the eastern end of the lake, on the narrow shore between Montreux and Villeneuve, which gives access to the Alpine valley of the Rhone. Chillon is amongst the most visited castles in Switzerland and Europe.

--------------------------------------History------------------------------------------
Chillon began as a Roman outpost, guarding the strategic road through the Alpine passes.The later history of Chillon was influenced by three major periods: the Savoy Period, the Bernese Period, and the Vaudois Period.

-----------------------------------Savoy period---------------------------------------

Arms of the House of Savoy
The oldest parts of the castle have not been definitively dated, but the first written record of the castle is in 1005.[4] It was built to control the road from Burgundy to the Great Saint Bernard Pass. From the mid 12th century, the castle was summer home to the Counts of Savoy, who kept a fleet of ships on Lake Geneva. The castle was greatly expanded in 1248
by Peter II.

---------------------------------Chillon as a prison----------------------------------

During the 16th century Wars of Religion, it was used by the dukes of Savoy to house prisoners. Its most famous prisoner was probably François de Bonivard, a Genevois monk, prior of St. Victor in Geneva and politician who was imprisoned there in 1530 for defending his homeland from the dukes of Savoy.

-----------------------------------Bernese period------------------------------------

Over his six year term, de Bonivard paced as far as his chain would allow, and the chain and rut are still visible. He was rescued in 1536 by his countrymen and Bernese, who took the castle by force. The prison was residence for Bernese bailiff until Chillon was converted into a state prison in 1733.

-----------------------------------Vaudois period------------------------------------

In 1798, the French-speaking canton of Vaud drove out the German-speaking Bernese authorities and declared the Lemanic Republic. The Vaudois invited in French troops to help them maintain autonomy from the other Swiss. When the French moved in and occupied, Chillon was used as a munitions and weapons depot.

courtesy of wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Château_de_Chillon